PAPAL STATE: Christ Coins

When Jesus of Nazareth scourged the money changers out of the
Temple, his head was on no coin. But in Vatican City last week the
Papal Government promulgated a new law authorizing issuance of
Papal State gold, silver, nickel and copper coins.

The 100-lira gold piece ($19.30) Sears on the reverse a full length
figure of Christ as King. He holds the usual emblems of regal power :
the sceptre and the globe. At his feet cherubs support a crown. About
his head is a halo. The inscription: Stato Citta Vaticano 1929.*